The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Décham. Décham is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Décham is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."

Décham Early History

Décham Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Décham research. Another 797 words (57 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1346, 1406, 1450, 1567, 1574, 1608, 1619, 1683, 1715, 1791, 1800, 1861, 1869, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Décham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Décham Early Notables (pre 1700)

Décham Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Samuel de Champlain, born in Saintonge in 1567, who was sent to the New World by King Henry IV, discovered Canada, then known as "la Nouvelle-France", and founded Quebec City in 1608; Eustache Deschamps (1340-1406), medieval French poet, received lessons in versification...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Issac Broussard DesChamps, who settled in New York in 1668; Philippe Deschamps, 45; who settled in Louisiana in 1719 with his wife Claudine; Deschamps, 40.

Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.

de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.

Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.

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